Nitto NT05

[BLACK 346]

Has anyone had experience with the Nitto NT05? Looking to put them on my Calais. They seem to get good reviews regarding grip in the dry, but are they noisy? I am currently
running Federal 595RSRR and whilst they have decent grip they are a bit annoying noise wise. Interested in peoples experience and constructive feedback on these tyres and also
other 20 inch tyres to fit staggered 20 inch rims.

Cheers

[JJW501]

My favourite tyre, great grip, side walls and price.

They get noisy as they wear down. Pretty good from new.

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My favourite tyre, great grip, side walls and price.

They get noisy as they wear down. Pretty good from new.

Thanks mate. Also looking at Kuhmo KU39 and Falken FK510 neither of which would offer the same levels of grip as the Nitto I assume. I am currently running Federal 595RSRR on my 19's and whilst quite noisy are a fantastic tyre for the price, but don't come in 20's.

[Micks]

Thanks mate. Also looking at Kuhmo KU39 and Falken FK510 neither of which would offer the same levels of grip as the Nitto I assume. I am currently running Federal 595RSRR on my 19's and whilst quite noisy are a fantastic tyre for the price, but don't come in 20's.

Rod been running the Kumhos KU39 on my Crewman 18", wear & grip is excellent. When I fitted the staggered 19" to my SSV went with them on the rears also.

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Rod been running the Kumhos KU39 on my Crewman 18", wear & grip is excellent. When I fitted the staggered 19" to my SSV went with them on the rears also.

Thanks Mick, I would really like to go back to a normal street tyre purely to eliminate the howling that comes from the semi slick tyres (really annoying on family trips). When the blower went on I had Falken FK453 on the rear and let's just say they were not even close to being up to the task. Would the 39's have more grip than the FK453's?

[Micks]

Rod I use to run Falken many years ago but can't comment on 453's. Yes tyre/road noise can be an issue! The Kumho's are louder than the oem Bridgestones I had on the SSV.

[Wonky]

I ran Kumhos (think they were the old KU31s?) on both my SSVs but of course can't really comment on handling as never drive hard except very occasionally in a straight line. They wore quite well but did get noisy once they got under about half tread.

[JJW501]

I currently have KU39's on the rear of my VF2 Redline ute. They are good for the price but not in the same league as NT05 in terms of construction or grip.

I have RE003's on the front, they seem a little softer in sidewall than the NT05, probably similar grip. Overpriced. Hopefully they don't do what the RE050's do (lose their grip at 50% wear).

The Falkens are rubbish. I bought some a few years ago, terrible grip, weak sidewalls, and they chunked.......KU39's are far superior and cheaper.

Next time I need tyres I will look a little harder to track down some NT05.

[SASLS1]

I've run Kumho KU36's semi slick in the past, now running Kumho V720's semi slicks which are the new redesign replacement of the KU36's.

KU36's were treadwear rating 180, the new V720's are treadwear rating 200, so should last a little bit longer.

Awesome grip 100%, only down side being their a little bit on the noisy side and obviously wear out faster being a semi.

My rear's wear twice as fast as my fronts, so I just keep and eye on them and rotate them ( front to rear / rear to front ) once the rears are half worn down, and 100% maximize tyre life.

It's nice having the same size tyres front and rear for this reason.

I run them on my daily VZSS 6.0L ute, never had any problems running them in the rain.

The most important point I've found when buying tyres is, do a ring around of a few shops, as the prices are all over the place for exactly the same model / size tyre your after.

Last time round for me, there was like over a $100 + difference per tyre...... from the most expensive to the least expensive quote over the phone. It pays to ring around for sure...

Unfortunately Kumho V720's aren't available in 20's just checked...

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I currently have KU39's on the rear of my VF2 Redline ute. They are good for the price but not in the same league as NT05 in terms of construction or grip.

I have RE003's on the front, they seem a little softer in sidewall than the NT05, probably similar grip. Overpriced. Hopefully they don't do what the RE050's do (lose their grip at 50% wear).

The Falkens are rubbish. I bought some a few years ago, terrible grip, weak sidewalls, and they chunked.......KU39's are far superior and cheaper.

Next time I need tyres I will look a little harder to track down some NT05.

I have RE003s all round on two of our other cars, but nearly fell off my chair when quoted for the 275 rears. They are a good tyre though.

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Finally got my Nitto's delivered from St George tyres. Did not realise though that they are quite a wide tyre (wider than the equivalent Federal). So long story short the rears are scrubbing like crazy. I have messaged Adelaide Guard Rolling on Facebook, and hopefully they can come out to my house and roll the guards. Never had a facebook account in my life, but only way to contact these guys was through facebook, is that normal these days?

[Micks]

Many companies advertise on fb Rod though surely you can ring them? I generally them even if they have fb page you can normally see their contact details without logging onto fb.

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Many companies advertise on fb Rod though surely you can ring them? I generally them even if they have fb page you can normally see their contact details without logging onto fb.

Thanks Mick, got a reply from SA Guard rollers, so going to book with him.

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Andrew from SA Quality Guard Rolling was an absolute legend and a really nice bloke as well. Came too my house and did both sides to perfection, cannot thank him enough, and would have paid a lot more than he charged. Now I can drive it again thankfully. I have also today replaced the chrome nuts with satin black.

ps... I might have a set of freshly painted staggered HSV R8 Anniversary rims for sale with near new Federal RSRR Tyres for the right price. Not 100 sure if I want to sell them, but I may let them go if I get what I am after.

[whitels1ss]

Your car looks great Rod.